Undifferentiated sinonasal carcinoma may respond to single-fraction boron neutron capture therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-85

  Kouri, Mauri ^a,e   Kankaanranta, Leena ^a,e   Seppälä, Tiina ^b,e   Tervo, Leena ^a   Rasilainen, Merja ^a   Minn, Heikki ^c   Eskola, Olli ^c   Vähätalo, Jyrki ^b   Paetau, Anders ^a   Savolainen, Sauli ^a,e   Auterinen, Iiro ^d   Jääskeläinen, Juha ^a   Joensuu, Heikki ^a,e  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^e Haartmaninkatu 8   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boron neutron capture therapy; Boronophenylalanine; Head and neck carcinoma; Positron emission tomography; Sinonasal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

4 DIHYDROXYBORYL 2 PHENYLALANINE F 18; CARBAMAZEPINE; CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; ERYTHEMA; FATIGUE; HAIR LOSS; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RHINITIS; SEIZURE; SKIN EDEMA; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; VOMITING;

ADULT; BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; CARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242676104     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.03.016     Document Type: Article

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